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Great Day
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 17, 1929
Closing Date
Nov 16, 1929
Performances
36
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Cosmopolitan Theatre
(Oct 17, 1929 - Nov 16, 1929)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The Randolph Plantation, near New Orleans, Louisiana; The Levee; The Spanish Casino; The Mississippi River.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Vincent Youmans
Music by
Vincent Youmans
; Book by
William Carey Duncan
and
John Wells
; Lyrics by
William Rose
and
Edward Eliscu
; Musical Director:
Paul Lannin
and
Nicholas Kempner
Directed by
R.H. Burnside
and
Frank M. Gillespie
; Choreographed by
Leroy Prinz
Scenic Design by
Frank E. Gates
and
E. A. Morange
; Costume Design by
Mabel E. Johnston
Ismay Andrews
Ensemble
Olive Ball
Ensemble
George Battles
Ensemble
May Brenton
Ensemble
Mayme Briggs
Ensemble
Letha Burson
Ida May
Bob Burton
Richard
Ensemble
Elizabeth Carroll
Ensemble
Edward Cartier
Ensemble
Hugh Chilvers
Lantern Man
Kitty Coleman
Carolyn
Grace Connelly
Ensemble
Jackie Corrtez
Ensemble
Frank Daley
Pete
Ensemble
Christine Davis
Ensemble
Mildred Dawson
Ensemble
Peggy Deighton
Ensemble
Doris Delairs
Ensemble
Lois Deppe
Lijah
Harold Des Verney
Ensemble
Diana Doering
Ensemble
Jean Donnald
Ensemble
James Downes
Ensemble
Maude Eburne
Mazie Brown
William Ehlers
Ensemble
Georgia English
Ensemble
Irene Evans
Ensemble
Gertrude Fayde
Ensemble
Jewell Fisher
Ensemble
Olga Fox
Ensemble
Rita Garcia
Ensemble
Loise Gay
Ensemble
Lackaye Grant
Ensemble
Josephine Gray
Ensemble
S. H. Gray
Ensemble
John Haynes
Carlos Zarega
Millie Holmes
Ensemble
Olive Hopkins
Ensemble
Halle Howard
Ensemble
Lillian Howard
Ensemble
Carrie Huff
Ensemble
Herman Hylander
Ensemble
Pearl Johnson
Ensemble
Jean Joyce
Ensemble
Adelaide Kaiser
Ensemble
Walter C. Kelly
Judge Totheridge
Roberta Kent
Ensemble
Frank Larsen
Ensemble
Buddy Lavon
Ensemble
Blanche Le Clair
Kitty
Dixie Lester
Ensemble
Larri Lorear
Ensemble
Assorta Marshall
Ensemble
Emily Martin
Ensemble
Kay Mason
Ensemble
Mary Mason
Ensemble
Snippy Mason
Ensemble
Hamilton McLean
Ensemble
Beth Meredith
Ensemble
Mayo Methot
Emma Lou Randolph
Alfred Milano
Ensemble
Margaret Miller
Ensemble
Miller and Lyles
Henry White
Babe Jackson
Josephine Mostler
Ensemble
Helen Newton
Ensemble
Ethel Norris
Susie Totheridge
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Marjorie Porter
Ensemble
Allan Prior
Jim Brent
Ken Pulsifer
Tom
Ensemble
Essie Queen
Ensemble
Alma Reynolds
Ensemble
Louise Reynolds
Ensemble
Estell Richardson
Ensemble
Mildred Schroder
Ensemble
Vincent Simonin
Charlie
Ensemble
Herbert Skinner
Ensemble
J. De Witt Spencer
Ensemble
Frances Stevens
Ensemble
Billy Taylor
Phil Randolph
Billy Toy
Ensemble
Vanessi
Pepita Padilla
Vera Villon
Ensemble
Helen Wallace
Ensemble
Olive Wanamaker
Ensemble
Jean Warren
Ensemble
Gladys Wells
Ensemble
Harriet Williams
Ensemble
Margie Woods
Ensemble
Paulyne Wynter
Ensemble
Songs
music by
Vincent Youmans
; lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
and
William Rose
Act 1
Sung By
Does It Pay to Be a Lady?
Susie Totheridge and Ensemble
I Like What You Like
Phil Randolph, Emma Lou Randolph and Girls
Happy Because I'm in Love
Emma Lou Randolph, Jim Brent and Ensemble
Great Day
Lijah and Jubilee Singers
One Love
Jim Brent
Si, Si, Senor
Ensemble
Open Up Your Heart
Phil Randolph and Susie Totheridge
Wedding Bells Ring On
Mazie Brown, Judge Totheridge, Phil Randolph and Susie Totheridge
More Than You Know
Emma Lou Randolph
Play the Game
Jim Brent and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Sweet As Sugar Cane
Ensemble
Without a Song
Lijah and Jubilee Ensemble
Happy Because I'm in Love
(Reprise)
Jim Brent and Emma Lou Randolph
Scarecrows
Susie Totheridge, Phil Randolph and Dancers
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Vincent Youmans
Music by
Vincent Youmans
; Book by
William Carey Duncan
and
John Wells
; Lyrics by
William Rose
and
Edward Eliscu
; Musical Director:
Paul Lannin
and
Nicholas Kempner
Directed by
R.H. Burnside
and
Frank M. Gillespie
; Choreographed by
Leroy Prinz
Scenic Design by
Frank E. Gates
and
E. A. Morange
; Costume Design by
Mabel E. Johnston
Ismay Andrews
Ensemble
Olive Ball
Ensemble
George Battles
Ensemble
May Brenton
Ensemble
Mayme Briggs
Ensemble
Letha Burson
Ida May
Bob Burton
Richard
Ensemble
Elizabeth Carroll
Ensemble
Edward Cartier
Ensemble
Hugh Chilvers
Lantern Man
Kitty Coleman
Carolyn
Grace Connelly
Ensemble
Jackie Corrtez
Ensemble
Frank Daley
Pete
Ensemble
Christine Davis
Ensemble
Mildred Dawson
Ensemble
Peggy Deighton
Ensemble
Doris Delairs
Ensemble
Lois Deppe
Lijah
Harold Des Verney
Ensemble
Diana Doering
Ensemble
Jean Donnald
Ensemble
James Downes
Ensemble
Maude Eburne
Mazie Brown
William Ehlers
Ensemble
Georgia English
Ensemble
Irene Evans
Ensemble
Gertrude Fayde
Ensemble
Jewell Fisher
Ensemble
Olga Fox
Ensemble
Rita Garcia
Ensemble
Loise Gay
Ensemble
Lackaye Grant
Ensemble
Josephine Gray
Ensemble
S. H. Gray
Ensemble
John Haynes
Carlos Zarega
Millie Holmes
Ensemble
Olive Hopkins
Ensemble
Halle Howard
Ensemble
Lillian Howard
Ensemble
Carrie Huff
Ensemble
Herman Hylander
Ensemble
Pearl Johnson
Ensemble
Jean Joyce
Ensemble
Adelaide Kaiser
Ensemble
Walter C. Kelly
Judge Totheridge
Roberta Kent
Ensemble
Frank Larsen
Ensemble
Buddy Lavon
Ensemble
Blanche Le Clair
Kitty
Dixie Lester
Ensemble
Larri Lorear
Ensemble
Assorta Marshall
Ensemble
Emily Martin
Ensemble
Kay Mason
Ensemble
Mary Mason
Ensemble
Snippy Mason
Ensemble
Hamilton McLean
Ensemble
Beth Meredith
Ensemble
Mayo Methot
Emma Lou Randolph
Alfred Milano
Ensemble
Margaret Miller
Ensemble
Miller and Lyles
Henry White
Babe Jackson
Josephine Mostler
Ensemble
Helen Newton
Ensemble
Ethel Norris
Susie Totheridge
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Marjorie Porter
Ensemble
Allan Prior
Jim Brent
Ken Pulsifer
Tom
Ensemble
Essie Queen
Ensemble
Alma Reynolds
Ensemble
Louise Reynolds
Ensemble
Estell Richardson
Ensemble
Mildred Schroder
Ensemble
Vincent Simonin
Charlie
Ensemble
Herbert Skinner
Ensemble
J. De Witt Spencer
Ensemble
Frances Stevens
Ensemble
Billy Taylor
Phil Randolph
Billy Toy
Ensemble
Vanessi
Pepita Padilla
Vera Villon
Ensemble
Helen Wallace
Ensemble
Olive Wanamaker
Ensemble
Jean Warren
Ensemble
Gladys Wells
Ensemble
Harriet Williams
Ensemble
Margie Woods
Ensemble
Paulyne Wynter
Ensemble
music by
Vincent Youmans
; lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
and
William Rose
Act 1
Sung By
Does It Pay to Be a Lady?
Susie Totheridge and Ensemble
I Like What You Like
Phil Randolph, Emma Lou Randolph and Girls
Happy Because I'm in Love
Emma Lou Randolph, Jim Brent and Ensemble
Great Day
Lijah and Jubilee Singers
One Love
Jim Brent
Si, Si, Senor
Ensemble
Open Up Your Heart
Phil Randolph and Susie Totheridge
Wedding Bells Ring On
Mazie Brown, Judge Totheridge, Phil Randolph and Susie Totheridge
More Than You Know
Emma Lou Randolph
Play the Game
Jim Brent and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Sweet As Sugar Cane
Ensemble
Without a Song
Lijah and Jubilee Ensemble
Happy Because I'm in Love
(Reprise)
Jim Brent and Emma Lou Randolph
Scarecrows
Susie Totheridge, Phil Randolph and Dancers
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